Camp Programme – Interaction

INTERACTION CAMP PROGRAMME 2025

9 – 25 AUGUST 2025, UŽICE / POŽEGA / ČAČAK (SERBIA)

FILM PRODUCTION

The production of creative documentaries, lasting up to 20 minutes, is carried out through the following phases:

Project Research and Development (2 June – 12 August) – Fifteen participants, divided into three crews, with the support of the executive producer, mentors, and local production coordinators, are finding a topic for the documentary film and then exploring and developing the project through the following phases:

Online research (2 June – 9 August) – In this phase mentoring sessions are planned which will focus on the research process, networking participants with the local community, and project development.
On-site research during the camp (10 – 12 August) – Upon arriving in Belgrade, participants travel to western Serbia, where, divided into three crews in Čačak, Požega and Užice they continue the research and development process through direct contact with the protagonists of their future films.

During this phase, participants have the support of local production coordinators and members of the camp’s Local Council who propose potential documentary topics.

Shooting (13 – 16 August) – After completing the research, the director and organizer of each crew submit a project proposal to the mentor and executive producer, based on which they begin shooting the film.

Post-production (17 – 24 August) – After completing the shooting, participants from all three crews gather in Požega, where they edit the films, and work on sound processing, color correction, translation, and graphic processing of the films.

Throughout all production phases, the crews are guided by the mentor and executive producer.

JOINT PROGRAMS

Meet2Talk – an accompanying program designed for participants in all Interaction programs. It is intended for their acquaintance, networking, discovering new perspectives on documentary film, and initiating discussions on topics important for short creative documentaries.

Interaction festival – an international festival, launched in 2022, dedicated to short creative documentaries up to 40 minutes long that contribute to pushing the boundaries of documentary film with originality and innovation. Candidates for participation in the camp and workshop can submit their short creative documentaries for participation in the Interscreen program of the Interaction festival.

FILMS DISTRIBUTION

Short documentaries made during the camp will be screened at the closing ceremony of the Interaction festival in Požega (25 August).

Moreover, films will be screened in Serbia (Čačak, Užice, Belgrade and other locations that express interest), at film festivals, TV stations, and VOD platforms.